Graulhet gets more days of 25 degrees or more than 87% of mainland French towns
Météo-France’s Lavaur station, 13 km south-west: a typical July afternoon reaches 28.8°C, a January night drops to 1.8°C, and 702 mm of rain falls in a year. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 28°C. Rain is light here, less than falls on 67% of mainland French towns.
A year in Graulhet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lavaur station.
What a year in Graulhet feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lavaur.
About 702 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and July the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 22nd wettest of 27 towns of 2,500+ in Tarn.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Albi
44 frosts and 98 days of 25°C a year
On about 44 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 98 days a year reach 25°C, and 41 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lavaur: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Lavaur
Lavaur is 13 km south-west of Graulhet. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Graulhet itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lavaur (81140002) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 131 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 160 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Albi, 20 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Graulhet compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Tarn.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graulhet | Lavaur | 28.8°C | 1.8°C | 702 mm |
| Réalmont 16 km | Albi | 28.8°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 734 mm |
| Lavaur 16 km | same station | 28.8°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 702 mm |
| Marssac-sur-Tarn 17 km | Albi | 28.8°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 734 mm |
| Gaillac 18 km | Albi | 28.8°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 734 mm |
| Lisle-sur-Tarn 19 km | same station | 28.8°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 702 mm |
| Puygouzon 20 km | Albi | 28.8°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 734 mm |
Graulhet weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lavaur station; sunshine at Albi.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7°C | 1.8°C | 5.7°C | 54 mm | 91 |
| February | 11.5°C | 1.6°C | 6.6°C | 45 mm | 120 |
| March | 15.4°C | 3.8°C | 9.6°C | 52 mm | 175 |
| April | 18.3°C | 6.2°C | 12.3°C | 72 mm | 188 |
| May | 22.3°C | 10.1°C | 16.2°C | 75 mm | 219 |
| June | 26.3°C | 13.6°C | 19.9°C | 68 mm | 247 |
| July | 28.8°C | 15.2°C | 22.0°C | 43 mm | 276 |
| August | 29.1°C | 15.1°C | 22.1°C | 48 mm | 263 |
| September | 25.2°C | 11.7°C | 18.4°C | 60 mm | 216 |
| October | 20.2°C | 9.2°C | 14.7°C | 64 mm | 156 |
| November | 13.7°C | 5.1°C | 9.4°C | 65 mm | 96 |
| December | 10.3°C | 2.4°C | 6.3°C | 58 mm | 88 |
| Year | 19.2°C | 8.0°C | 13.6°C | 702 mm | 2,134 |
Where Graulhet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lavaur, 13 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Albi, 20 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Tarn.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Graulhet’s climate
How warm does Graulhet get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.1°C. About 98 days a year reach 25°C, more than 87% of mainland French towns, and about 41 reach 30°C.
How cold does Graulhet get in winter?
February nights average 1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 44 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Graulhet get?
About 702 mm a year, less than 67% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (75 mm) and July the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Albi (20 km away), averages 2,134 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Graulhet itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Graulhet, Lavaur, 13 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station LAVAUR, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Graulhet →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.